- Taschenbuch: 184 Seiten
- Verlag: Verso; Auflage: New edition (Februar 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1859844243
- ISBN-13: 978-1859844243
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,1 x 16,2 x 1,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 465.869 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"While cow veneration and vegetarianism may be the hallmarks of Hinduism today, Mr. Jha compiles copious evidence that this has hardly always been the case." -- New York Times "This book may not please Hindu fundamentalists, but its research is impeccable." -- The Telegraph, Calcutta, India "The pen might still be, if not mightier than the nuclear arsenal, at least a weapon worth scanning for, like knives at airports, a weapon capable of subversion." -- Times Literary Supplement "A meticulously researched, strongly worded, persuasively articulated challenge to long-held religious beliefs, The Myth of The Holy Cow is a unique and iconoclastic contribution to the study of Hindu beliefs, practices, history and customs." -- Wisconsin Bookwatch "A well-argued and soundly documented study..." -- Choice "Jha draws on an amazingly wide range of material ... an enlightening endeavour, demonstrating a critical understanding of a popular misconception." -- Journal of Asian Studies
Kurzbeschreibung
Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hyderabad Civil Court6 and the author's life has been threatened. Jha agrues against the historical sanctity of the cow in India, in an illuminating response to the prevailing attitudes about beef that have been fiercely supported by the Hindu right-wing government and the fundamentalist groups backing it.
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4 von 4 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A very clear and incisive analysis and breakdown of the sacred bovine myth in Hinduism
26. Dezember 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
I got this book out of sheer curiosity given I had earlier read about how meat eating was not considered something sinful the way it is in modern mainstream Hinduism. The book explores this and supports it very strongly in a great scholarly fashion.
I am also not surprised to see some reviews from Indian Hindus who outright reject this as "communist" and buy into the white-washing of Hindu scriptures, which is rather sad given they are so full of rich cultural descriptives of ancient India and Hindu society.
I am also not surprised to see some reviews from Indian Hindus who outright reject this as "communist" and buy into the white-washing of Hindu scriptures, which is rather sad given they are so full of rich cultural descriptives of ancient India and Hindu society.
6 von 8 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Informative if brief
11. Mai 2007
Format:Taschenbuch
A unique and important reference book - one of a kind, dealing with the commercially most valuable of man's domesticated animals. The story of the sacred cow is a stroy of humanity itself and here is a history of this animal from the Indian vantage. Controversially, it contends that the sacredness of cattle to Indians is probably a somewhat recent artefact of Indian culture perhaps bound with a shift in religious practices as well as in modern times, putting some blue water between Hindus and Muslims. Overall this is a work of short, comprehensive scholarship and fascintating to read. They've tried to get it banned in India which has to be seen as a predictable and primitive reaction. Really great for people interested in religion, cattle, Indian religions and historians.
14 von 27 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Is this real?
15. September 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
As a beef eating Hindu I am very much interested in finding how cows became holy for Hindus and beef a forbidden thing to eat. I browsed through this book in a book store and found it to be very disappointing.
First, it appeared to be intended more for creating controversy than for informational purposes. It clearly had a bias which turned me off.
Second, I am generally up-to date on current issues and remembered that it did not generate all that controversy as mentioned on the cover of the book. There were some rumblings but nothing of the sort described on the covers ("the government of India demands be ritually burned").
Later I searched on google with the book title and words "ban", "government of India" and found no news reports relating any government of India attempts at banning this book. There were no reports on ban by Allahabad High Court either. All I found were book reviews on the book and other articles written mainly by political commentators known for their leftist opinions.
Third, I found some material on internet on how the author misinterpreted much of the scriptures to support his conclusions.
It basically left me disappointed and I am still searching for some reliable and accurate material on this matter.
First, it appeared to be intended more for creating controversy than for informational purposes. It clearly had a bias which turned me off.
Second, I am generally up-to date on current issues and remembered that it did not generate all that controversy as mentioned on the cover of the book. There were some rumblings but nothing of the sort described on the covers ("the government of India demands be ritually burned").
Later I searched on google with the book title and words "ban", "government of India" and found no news reports relating any government of India attempts at banning this book. There were no reports on ban by Allahabad High Court either. All I found were book reviews on the book and other articles written mainly by political commentators known for their leftist opinions.
Third, I found some material on internet on how the author misinterpreted much of the scriptures to support his conclusions.
It basically left me disappointed and I am still searching for some reliable and accurate material on this matter.
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